Law professors don’t only teach you the law. They’re also incredibly amusing. Here are some of my favorite class memories from my first semester.

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So i was packing my book, notes, flashcards, etc. today to take to school for my 9 am Torts exam. I didn’t want to bring too much weight, so I left my computer on my desk so I wouldn’t have to lug it around. “I won’t need this today,” I thought.

I got to school and was sitting there, looking at my notes. I thought “wow, this is a lot of info. I’m glad I can take this exam typing on my computer instead of writing it out by hand.”

wait for it…
wait for it…

10 seconds later….

“Holy. crap. I. left. my. computer. at. home.”

I love UNC ITS. They give me loaner computers. Because I’ve lost. my. mind.

Sleeping it off.

*ahem ahem*

I had a dream last night where I was President.

Of the United States. Yeah.

It was an enjoyable dream. I was a nice president, I think, one who was very involved with her people. I think I even moved my desk out to the lobby of the White House. At first, I didn’t want to, but then I thought it was better because people could come in and see me working and it wasn’t like I was hiding in the Oval Office. Also, the White House was kind of like a school, so there were classes going on.

At some point in the dream, there was a national crisis of some sort. So I remember getting up from my desk and going outside and running to get to wherever the crisis was happening. I was running past the classrooms really fast and the people inside were coming to the windows and saying “Look, the President is running somewhere! What’s going on?” and I thought to myself, “I’m scaring them. Not a good thing. Mental note to tell them tomorrow that everything will be alright.” I was running and jumping over things like you jump hurdles, swinging my leg out to the side. The people all thought that was very cool. It was quite an exhilarating dream.

Then when I woke up I laid there and thought about how cool that would be.

I’m very proud to say that my Ameir made a prayer times application for Apple computers. It’s called Guidance. It’s absolutely free to download! The link is below for you or any of your friends or family members who have Apple computers.

Guidance - prayer times for your Mac

What is Guidance?
Guidance is a prayer times application for Mac OS X that plays the Adhan when it is time to pray salah. Designed to be simple and elegant, Guidance sits in the menu bar and shows a countdown until the next prayer. When it’s time for prayer, Guidance displays a Growl notification and plays the adhan. Guidance stays out of the way while providing you with current prayer time information.

Features
* Choose from four different adhans to play, including Yusuf Islam
* Let Guidance wake you up before Shuruq so you never miss Fajr again
* Display Growl notifications when it’s time to pray
* Minimalistic interface gives you easy access to prayer times
* Get a countdown of how much time is left until the next prayer

Surat ad-Duha – The Morning Light

By the Glorious Morning Light,
And by the Night when it is still,-
Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased.
And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.
And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased.
Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)?
And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.
And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.
Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
But the bounty of the Lord – rehearse and proclaim!

[The Holy Qur'aan, Chapter 93]

Law school is the most mentally, emotionally, and physically draining academic activity I have ever attempted.

Right now, I’m at about “pit of despair” level. I’m thinking “How did I ever get to law school? They must have made a mistake. I’m not smart enough to do this.” I’ve started planning in advance for what to do when I learn that I’ve gotten all D’s on my exams and that I won’t be getting a job this summer…or ever again…for the rest of my life. I mean, I’ve certainly enjoyed learning “THE LAW” all semester, but seriously, one final exam as 100% of my grade? That’s it? Just one chance to show you what I think I know? And I have to try to get a summer job on *this* semester’s grades? Seriously? I quit.

Okay, okay, so maybe I’m exaggerating. All I can say is, some of these alternate options have occurred to me recently.
– Drop out and open a restaurant
– Buy a ship and become a pirate
– Curl up into a ball in front of the TV and consume multiple bags of Cheetos
– Throw my Torts casebook through the window and go to sleep

Okay, okay. I’ll stop complaining. Grades aren’t *that* important…..though they may be what does or does not get me legal employment….I have many other things in my life to keep me happy, Alhamdulillah. Life is about more than what grades I get on my exams during law school, right?

For all my friends who are looking towards law as a future career, call me when you get to “pit of despair” level. I’ll try to help you through it. Believe me, I’ve been there. I think this is where I’ll live until 5:30 pm on December 14. [P.S. - anyone who has been here already, words of advice are very welcome. let me know that there is light at the end of the legal tunnel].

Ugh…..back to studying. and counting the days.